Archives: Essays

Essay by Luke Foster “Humanitarian response, sustainable development, and sustaining peace are three sides of the same triangle.” Antonio Guterres Antonio is doing a fantastic job and should be congratulated for everything he has achieved. Now that the money has largely been given to the poor in the developing world Antonio now has the important […]

“But I believe above all that I wanted to build the palace of my memory, because my memory is my only homeland.” Anselm Kiefer Kiefer has followed on from Joseph Beuys to get the German people to face up to what they did in the second world war. However I have been to Berlin and […]

“Of all mens miseries the bitterest is this: to know so much and to have control over nothing.” Herodotus Herodatus was a Greek writer who is known as the father of history. I studied his book The Histories about the Roman emperors during three unit ancient history in high school. My teacher Sheryl Bremner taught […]

Essay by Luke Foster “Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” Buddha I try to give things at least four times a day as I find that because I am not a parent I don’t have someone else to care about so the best way to have a kind heart is giving to […]

By Luke Foster Don’t give so much to charities that you can’t pay your own bills. Give maybe $20 or $50 to Oxfam, Unicef or the Red Cross or other charities.  When shopping give loose change to local charities. For example McDonalds in Australia sponsor a children’s hospital/hostel: Ronald McDonald House. When you go to […]

Essay by Luke Foster “If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.” Saint Francis of Assisi One of the best ways to support charity in Australia is to go op shopping. It’s a mutually beneficial deal between you and the charity 2nd hand clothes shops. All their clothes and bric-a-brac is donated […]

Essay by Luke Foster “I respect all religions, but I’m not a deeply religious person. But I try and live life in the right way, respecting other people. I wasn’t brought up in a religious way, but I believe there’s something out there that looks after you.” David Beckham There is a strong link between […]

I have a dream a world without war. I have a dream a world without poverty, homelessness and worries. I have a dream. I have a dream of a game that can heal the world of its miseries. I have a dream of love in all of the far corners of the world. I have […]

Essay by Luke Foster This essay is about themes very familiar to me. When I was young at art school after the death of my best friend Nick at the age of 17 I turned to binge drinking on weekends with my punk friend Brad Seaton. I think I remember him having blue dreadlocks. I […]

Essay by Luke Foster Since the Dada movement of Marcel Duchamp and his contemporaries in the early 20th century there has been a link between performance art and the readymade which inspired the installation art movement in the mid-sixties of Fluxus including artists Joseph Beuys from Germany, Yoko Ono from Japan, Nam Jun Paik from […]

Essay by Luke Foster “I’m proud of what I’ve achieved in cricket, as once I didn’t think I was good enough.” Shane Warne Back in late 2001 I travelled for my first adult trip overseas to Southern India. I landed in Chennai and was overcome with the poverty. Homeless children begged in the streets and […]

By Luke Foster Racism is a major problem in the world. However in the past different countries people ran each other down because the whole world was made up of warring nations and tribes. One of the benefits of globalisation in the form of trade, sport, tourism and diplomacy is that the world is becoming […]

Essay by Luke Foster Dr. Tenma: We have to go. Astro Boy: This is it. This is what I was created for. This is my destiny. Dr. Tenma: Toby, now! Astro Boy: I’m sorry but this is who I am. Onward and upward…Dad. Astro Boy Quote When I was in Seoul and Tokyo last year […]

By Luke Foster This idea might seem farfetched but if turtles can live to 200 with all the sharks and predators in the oceans and on land then I think it’s possible that humans with all our expert health knowledge can do it too. Turtles eat mainly seaweed and jelly blubbers. Sometimes they eat plastic […]

Essay by Luke Foster “Leave the world a better place.” Fred Hollows Sadly Fred has passed away but under the guidance of his partner Gabi the Fred Hollows Foundation does important work in restoring sight and other eye treatment in developing countries and in outback Australia. Sight can be restored for as little as $25. […]

I love democracy and democracy loves me. Essay by Luke Foster The idea and model of democracy originated in ancient Greece. However it was a faulty ideal as the majority of people in their community were slaves so the slaves were mistreated, taken as sex concubines and their life would have been miserable. However what […]

Essay by Luke Foster “Creativity is a great motivator because it makes people interested in what they are doing. Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea. Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone. Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting.”Edward De Bono The way I usually write […]

By Luke Foster “I think it is possible to explain faith. It is like trying to explain air, which one cannot do by dividing it into its components parts and labelling them scientifically. It must be breathed to be understood.” Patrick White The Rugby World Cup will be in England in 2015. In honour of […]

(I hope I spelled your name right this time Condoleezza Rice) Essay by Luke Foster ”Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.” Oprah […]

Essay by Luke Foster “ Don’t compare yourself with anyone in this world. If you do so, you are insulting yourself.” Bill Gates The first world leaders including Joe Biden, the United Nations, The World Health Organisation, the Central Intelligence Agency, The FBI , Scott Morrison and Bill and Melinda Gates and all the worlds […]

Essay by Luke Foster It’s no fun being poor. It’s not good to be a tight arse but it’s wise to work hard and save your pennies. Which means being careful with your money and save as much as you can. My mother has taught me how to save money and I have been able […]

By Luke Foster “In art there is no progress, only fluctuations in intensity.” Robert Hughes This essay is about a mythical game of cricket between the Australian cricket team of today and past and Australian contemporary artists. There is quite a bit of sledging between the teams. Sledging is putting each other down with insults […]